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InTenrikyo, theJoyous Life (yōki gurashi,陽気ぐらし or陽気暮らし) is the ideal taught by spiritual leaders and pursued throughcharity and abstention from greed, selfishness, hatred, anger and arrogance.Theologically, the Joyous Life functions as thepurpose of human existence preordained byGod during thecreation of human beings and as the means for thesalvation of humankind.
The term "Joyous Life" refers to several related terms that appear in Tenrikyo scriptures and historical documents in the originalJapanese. In theOfudesaki, the term is written asyōki yusan (よふきゆさん), while in theOsashizu, it is written asyōki asobi (陽気遊び) andyōki gurashi (陽気ぐらし). Early outlines of the Tenrikyo teachings use the termsyōkinaru yusan asobi (よふきなるゆさんあすび) andyōki yusan (陽気遊参).[1]
Thecharacters that make upyōki yusan andgurashi/kurashi are as follows:
At the focal point of Tenrikyo's ontological understanding is the positing oforiginal causality, orcausality of origin (moto no innen もとのいんねん), which is that God the Parent created human beings to see them live the Joyous Life (the salvific state) and to share in that joy. Tenrikyo teaches that the Joyous Life will eventually encompass all humanity, and that gradual progress towards the Joyous Life is even now being made with the guidance of divine providence. Thus the concept of original causality has ateleological element, being the gradual unfolding of that which was ordained at the beginning of time.[2]
The Joyous Life is understood as the salvific state which individuals can work toward through prayer (i.e.Service,Sazuke) and practice ineveryday life (i.e.tannō,hinokishin).
In Tenrikyo terminology, salvation is known astasuke (たすけ or 助け).
Tannō (たんのう or 堪能), or "joyous acceptance," is the spiritual practice of the Joyous Life. It is the state of mind which accepts all occurrences in one's daily life positively and as the intention of God, including hardships.[3]
Hinokishin (ひのきしん or 日の寄進), or "daily contribution," is the physical practice of the Joyous Life. It is an expression of joy and gratitude that materializes in the world through service for one's community or surroundings.[4]
Tenrikyo doctrine and tradition assert the spiritual maturity of humankind will gradually improve over many rebirths[citation needed] and countless millennia, and by so doing will grow in more joy and bliss and will get closer to the world of the Joyous Life. It is said that when the hearts of humankind have been adequately purified, God will inaugurate the world of the Joyous Life by bestowing a sweet dew on the basin to be placed on top of theKanrodai, which when consumed, will allow people to live the full lifespan of 115 years without illness or misfortune, and die painlessly to be reborn. Therefore Tenrikyoeschatology maintains aprogressive and amillenarian outlook on the future of humankind.[5]
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